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FZNT24 KNHC 162105
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A 1043 MB HIGH ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. WILL CONTINUE 
TO MOVE SLOWLY E AND WEAKEN TONIGHT TO MAINTAIN A FRESH WIND 
FLOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF REGION THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS 
THEN GRADUALLY WEAKENING OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE N GULF. HIGH PRES 
WILL WEAKEN FURTHER SAT AND SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL 
SINK INTO THE THE NW GULF SUN AND MOVE SE...AND EXTEND FROM N 
FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N95W LATE SUN THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA MON. 
ANOTHER REINFORCING FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SE INTO THE N GULF 
ON TUE.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 
FT LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT THEN S TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT  
NW OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING SUN NIGHT 6 TO 7 FT.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.


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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT 
OR LESS SUN NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
25N. N OF 26N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT N OF 25N.  SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT S OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT 
N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING 
NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N AND 6 
TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
.WED...N TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.


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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N AND NE 20 KT N OF 
26N. E OF 84W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND SUBSIDING LATE. W OF 84W 
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO 
W 15 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
26N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NW TO W WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 
8 FT LATE. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 
TO 8 FT S OF 26N.
 
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FORECASTER STRIPLING